On Wednesday, Behar said she doubted the president’s claims that a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready soon, adding that she would take the vaccine once Ivanka Trump did.
“[Developing vaccines] is not a simple thing to do,” Behar said. “He [Donald Trump] will push anything to get reelected. Don’t fall for it. And by the way, I will take the vaccine after Ivanka takes it.”
“I would come on your show to do so,” she said. “I trust the FDA and so should all Americans. Vanquishing this virus should be our collective top priority.”
During Wednesday’s show, Behar accused the president of rushing his administration and the health sector to produce a vaccine, saying he was only doing so to be reelected in November. She noted that past vaccine developments took years to make an effective and safe.
The president told reporters that a vaccine would be available “very soon,” and “maybe even before a very special date,” suggesting it could happen before election day.
“Under my leadership, we’ll produce a vaccine in record time,” he said. “The vaccine will be very safe and very effective and it will be delivered very soon. Now, you could have a very big surprise coming up. I’m sure you’ll be very happy but the people will be happy, the people of the world will be happy.”
“It could be during the month of October actually, it could before November,” he said, adding, “We want to save a lot of lives ... the most important things to me is saving lives.”
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